Tag Archives: Torture

Failed Promise Although former US President Obama’s administration has achieved milestones correcting the previous regime’s botches, surely, closure of Guantanamo Bay has been neglected. Despite his efforts and condemnation, he could not…

Chad’s Former President Convicted Hissene Habre, the former president of Chad was recently found guilty of crimes against humanity, rape and torture, by a court in Senegal. He protested against his life…

Conflicts Not of an International Character and the Applicable Law ABSTRACT The International humanitarian law (IHL) recognizes two categories of armed conflict: international armed conflict (IAC) and non-international armed conflict (NIAC). A…

Is Torture Justified? Presuming that a person has information of an imminent terrorist attack that will cause huge or mass destruction and exterminate human lives, has been arrested by the relevant government…